| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adrian Masters (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Wall (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael McDermott (fresh) 2 reb. C - Earl Hanson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeffrey Zybia (fresh) SG - Cecil Skinner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Laird (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Dickerson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Edwards (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird inbounds the ball | 31-24 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-24 |
| 19:36 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird hits the follow up shot | 31-26 |
| 19:21 | LSU | Adrian Masters buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-26 |
| 19:01 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia is called for 5 seconds | 34-26 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Spann (C) Ronald Edwards | |
| 18:54 | LSU | Michael McDermott banks in the layup | 36-26 |
| 18:37 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Earl Hanson - foul #3 on Earl Hanson, team foul #1 | 36-26 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Batton (C) Earl Hanson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 18:37 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner misses the 1st free throw | 36-26 |
| 18:37 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner makes the 2nd free throw | 36-27 |
| 18:11 | LSU | Michael Batton loses the dribble to Cecil Skinner | 36-27 |
| 17:55 | Mississippi | Christopher Spann hits a fadeaway from close range set up by Christopher Laird | 36-29 |
| 17:36 | LSU | Michael McDermott misses the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by James Dickerson - foul #3 on James Dickerson, team foul #1 | 36-29 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson (PF), Ronald Edwards (C) James Dickerson, Christopher Spann | |
| 17:36 | LSU | Michael McDermott misses the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 17:36 | LSU | Michael McDermott misses the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 17:36 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird snags the defensive board | 36-29 |
| 17:23 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird is hacked by Michael McDermott - foul #2 on Michael McDermott, team foul #2 | 36-29 |
| 17:05 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird is fouled on the floor by Michael Batton - foul #2 on Michael Batton, team foul #3 | 36-29 |
| Subs | LSU | David Foushee (PF) Michael McDermott | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 16:54 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 36-29 |
| 16:53 | LSU | The rebound goes to James Knudson | 36-29 |
| 16:31 | LSU | James Knudson clanks a 3 from the left corner | 36-29 |
| 16:30 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Nicholas Anderson | 36-29 |
| 16:11 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson is hacked by David Foushee - foul #1 on David Foushee, team foul #4 | 36-29 |
| Subs | LSU | Daniel Foushee (SG), Courtney Delrosario (SF) Adrian Masters, Johnny Wall | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Spann (C) Ronald Edwards | |
| 15:55 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 36-29 |
| 15:54 | LSU | The rebound goes to Courtney Delrosario | 36-29 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Foushee (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Courtney Delrosario (fresh) PF - David Foushee (fresh) 1 pts. C - Michael Batton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeffrey Zybia (fairly fresh) SG - Cecil Skinner (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Laird (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Nicholas Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Spann (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:49 | LSU | Jeffrey Zybia is called for the reach on James Knudson - foul #3 on Jeffrey Zybia, team foul #2 | 36-29 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael McDermott (PF), Earl Hanson (C) Courtney Delrosario, Michael Batton | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Dickerson (PF), Ronald Edwards (C) Nicholas Anderson, Christopher Spann | |
| 15:23 | LSU | Michael McDermott scores on a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by David Foushee | 38-29 |
| 15:10 | Mississippi | James Dickerson scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Cecil Skinner out of a doubleteam | 38-31 |
| 14:51 | LSU | James Dickerson swats the layup by Earl Hanson | 38-31 |
| 14:49 | LSU | Earl Hanson tips it in | 40-31 |
| 14:45 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-31 |
| 14:43 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-31 |
| 14:23 | Mississippi | Earl Hanson is called for the reach on Cecil Skinner - foul #4 on Earl Hanson, team foul #5 | 40-31 |
| Subs | LSU | Adrian Masters (PG), Johnny Wall (SF), Michael Batton (C) James Knudson, David Foushee, Earl Hanson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Spann (C) Ronald Edwards | |
| 14:17 | Mississippi | Christopher Spann is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 40-31 |
| 14:16 | LSU | Daniel Foushee snags the defensive board | 40-31 |
| 13:51 | LSU | Adrian Masters can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-31 |
| 13:50 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner gets the rebound | 40-31 |
| 13:30 | Mississippi | James Dickerson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-31 |
| 13:28 | LSU | The rebound goes to Adrian Masters | 40-31 |
| 13:07 | LSU | Johnny Wall's pass is intercepted by Christopher Laird | 40-31 |
| 12:59 | Mississippi | James Dickerson makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 12:39 | LSU | Daniel Foushee is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Daniel Foushee, team foul #6 | 40-34 |
| Subs | LSU | James Knudson (PG), David Foushee (PF) Daniel Foushee, Michael McDermott | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards (C) Christopher Spann | |
| 12:29 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird loses the dribble to James Knudson | 40-34 |
| 12:26 | LSU | James Knudson banks in the layup | 42-34 |
| 12:02 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from straight away | 42-34 |
| 12:01 | LSU | David Foushee grabs the board | 42-34 |
| 11:32 | LSU | James Knudson loses the ball out of bounds | 42-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Daniel Foushee (SG), Michael McDermott (C) Adrian Masters, Michael Batton | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay (PG) Jeffrey Zybia | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Foushee (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Wall (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Foushee (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael McDermott (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeremy Macaulay (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cecil Skinner (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Laird (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Dickerson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Edwards (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:19 | Mississippi | James Dickerson lays it up and in on a great pass from Christopher Laird | 42-36 |
| 11:01 | LSU | The jump hook by Michael McDermott is blocked by Ronald Edwards | 42-36 |
| 11:00 | LSU | Johnny Wall grabs the offensive board | 42-36 |
| 10:49 | LSU | James Dickerson denies the turnaround by Johnny Wall | 42-36 |
| 10:48 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Cecil Skinner | 42-36 |
| 10:35 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-36 |
| 10:33 | LSU | Johnny Wall snags the defensive board | 42-36 |
| 10:07 | LSU | James Knudson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 10:05 | Mississippi | James Dickerson grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 09:51 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Daniel Foushee | 42-36 |
| 09:30 | LSU | Johnny Wall clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 09:28 | LSU | David Foushee hits the follow up shot | 44-36 |
| 09:10 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards is hacked by David Foushee - foul #2 on David Foushee, team foul #7 | 44-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Adrian Masters (SG), Courtney Delrosario (SF), Michael Batton (C) Daniel Foushee, Johnny Wall, David Foushee | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia (PG) Jeremy Macaulay | |
| 09:10 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 09:10 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 08:52 | LSU | Courtney Delrosario's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-38 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Spann (C) Ronald Edwards | |
| 08:29 | Mississippi | James Knudson steals it from Jeffrey Zybia | 44-38 |
| 08:09 | LSU | Michael McDermott comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 44-38 |
| 08:08 | LSU | James Knudson tips it home | 46-38 |
| 07:56 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 46-38 |
| 07:54 | Mississippi | Christopher Spann grabs the offensive board | 46-38 |
| 07:30 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner is whistled for a carry | 46-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Daniel Foushee (SG), David Foushee (SF), Earl Hanson (C) James Knudson, Courtney Delrosario, Michael McDermott | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards (C) Christopher Spann | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Adrian Masters (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Foushee (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Foushee (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Batton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Earl Hanson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeffrey Zybia (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SG - Cecil Skinner (tiring) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Laird (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Dickerson (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Ronald Edwards (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:10 | LSU | Cecil Skinner steps in front of the Michael Batton pass | 46-38 |
| 06:52 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Cecil Skinner | 46-41 |
| 06:36 | LSU | Daniel Foushee makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Adrian Masters and he's hacked by Cecil Skinner - foul #3 on Cecil Skinner, team foul #3 | 48-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Johnny Wall (SF) Michael Batton | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 06:36 | LSU | Daniel Foushee misses the free throw | 48-41 |
| 06:36 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards gets the rebound | 48-41 |
| 06:21 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Jeffrey Zybia | 48-44 |
| 05:53 | LSU | Johnny Wall misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-44 |
| 05:52 | LSU | Daniel Foushee misses the tip | 48-44 |
| 05:50 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner gets the rebound | 48-44 |
| 05:38 | Mississippi | Daniel Foushee steals the ball from Ronald Edwards | 48-44 |
| 05:17 | LSU | Cecil Skinner steps in front of the Adrian Masters pass | 48-44 |
| 05:00 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-44 |
| Subs | LSU | James Knudson (PG), Michael Batton (PF) Adrian Masters, David Foushee | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay (PG), Christopher Spann (C) Jeffrey Zybia, Ronald Edwards | |
| 04:45 | LSU | Johnny Wall is fouled on the floor by Christopher Spann - foul #1 on Christopher Spann, team foul #4 | 48-44 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia (PG) Jeremy Macaulay | |
| 04:18 | LSU | James Knudson misses the fadeaway in the lane | 48-44 |
| 04:17 | LSU | Earl Hanson can't tip it in | 48-44 |
| 04:16 | Mississippi | Christopher Spann grabs the defensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 03:57 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Cecil Skinner out of the doubleteam and the foul's on Michael Batton - foul #3 on Michael Batton, team foul #8 | 48-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Adrian Masters (SG), Courtney Delrosario (SF), Michael McDermott (PF) Daniel Foushee, Johnny Wall, Earl Hanson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards (C) Christopher Spann | |
| 03:57 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia makes the free throw | 48-47 |
| 03:41 | LSU | James Knudson buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Adrian Masters | 51-47 |
| 03:22 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards is fouled on the floor by Adrian Masters - foul #1 on Adrian Masters, team foul #9 | 51-47 |
| Subs | LSU | David Foushee (PF) Michael Batton | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay (PG) Jeffrey Zybia | |
| 03:22 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 03:22 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Adrian Masters (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Courtney Delrosario (fresh) PF - David Foushee (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael McDermott (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeremy Macaulay (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cecil Skinner (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Laird (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Dickerson (tired) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Ronald Edwards (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 02:53 | LSU | James Dickerson steals it from Adrian Masters | 51-49 |
| 02:32 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 51-49 |
| 02:31 | LSU | James Knudson gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 02:31 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-49 |
| Subs | LSU | Johnny Wall (SF), Earl Hanson (C) Courtney Delrosario, David Foushee | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia (PG), Christopher Spann (C) Jeremy Macaulay, Ronald Edwards | |
| 02:02 | LSU | James Knudson is hacked by James Dickerson - foul #4 on James Dickerson, team foul #5 | 51-49 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards (C) Christopher Spann | |
| 01:44 | LSU | Michael McDermott hits a jump hook from the right block set up by Earl Hanson | 53-49 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:25 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 53-49 |
| 01:23 | LSU | Earl Hanson pulls down the rebound | 53-49 |
| 00:58 | LSU | Michael McDermott blows the layup but the foul's on James Dickerson - foul #5 on James Dickerson, team foul #6 | 53-49 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson (PF) James Dickerson | |
| 00:58 | LSU | Michael McDermott misses the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 00:58 | LSU | Michael McDermott makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 00:38 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards hits a wide open jumper near the basket set up by Cecil Skinner | 54-51 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:36 | LSU | Jeffrey Zybia is called for the reach on Michael McDermott in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeffrey Zybia, team foul #7 | 54-51 |
| 00:36 | LSU | Michael McDermott misses the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 00:36 | LSU | Michael McDermott grabs the offensive board | 54-51 |
| 00:35 | LSU | Ronald Edwards is called for the reach on Michael McDermott - foul #2 on Ronald Edwards, team foul #8 | 54-51 |
| 00:35 | LSU | Michael McDermott misses the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 00:35 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Christopher Laird | 54-51 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Mississippi | Michael McDermott steals the ball from Christopher Laird | 54-51 |
| 00:10 | LSU | Adrian Masters is hacked by Jeffrey Zybia in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jeffrey Zybia, team foul #9 | 54-51 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay (PG) Jeffrey Zybia | |
| 00:10 | LSU | Adrian Masters makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 00:10 | LSU | Adrian Masters makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Nicholas Anderson | 56-54 |
| 00:01 | LSU | Johnny Wall is fouled in the backcourt by Cecil Skinner - foul #4 on Cecil Skinner, team foul #10 | 56-54 |
| 00:01 | LSU | Johnny Wall makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 00:01 | LSU | Johnny Wall makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay misses the fullcourt shot | 58-54 |